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July 3l, 1928.

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F. A. scHwANNEcKE CONTAINER Filed April 28, 1927 3 Sheets--Shee'l 3 L," ATTORNEY Patented July 31, 1928.

i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

mnnarcx L scnwannncxn, or NEW ROCHELLE, NEW Yong,

CONTAINER.

appntion mea April 2s, 1927. serial no. ismao.

My invention relates to containers and refers particularly to devices of thls character adapted vfor holding a plurality oi toilet preparations. Y

While it is generally admitted that. loose powder is more advisable for appllcatlon to the skin than is powder in compact torni, the use of the former has been greatly limlted by the diliculty in making containers which are free from leakage, wh1le allowing ready access to the powder.

My device overcomes this ob]ect1onable feature and presents a container capable of carrying powder free from leakage as well ras a number of other toilet preparations.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating modified forms of the device of my 1nvention similar parts are deslgnated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of one form of my device in closed posltlon.

Figure 2 is a front view of the device of Figure 1 with the door 1n open posltlon.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-section through the line 3-3 of Figure 2..

Figure 4 is an enlarged top v1ew of the device of Figure 2 with one lid open exposing the powder exit.

Figure 5 is a broken vlew of Figure 4 with the powder lid closed and the other lid open.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectlon through the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a broken front view with the receptacle lid open.

Figure 8 is a cross-section through the line 8 8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a cross-'section through the line 9-9 of Figure 7.

Figure 10 is a top viewof a modllied form of my device with one 11d open. l

. Figure 11 is Va. cross-section through the line 11-11 of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a top view ofanother modi-v fied form of my device.

Figure 13 is a front view of the device otv Figure 12 with the door closed.

Fi re 14 is the device of Figure 12 with the oor open.

Figure 15 is an end view of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is a broken vertical cross-section of Figure 13.

The particular form of the device of my invention illustrated in Flgures 1 to 9 1nelusive comprises a powder casing, or receptacle, having the back 20, the bottom' 21, and

the front 22, the latter having an annular recess, 23, within which is a powder puff 24 and a fixedly attached mirror 25. The mirror is maintained in place b means of the angular annular band, or co ar, 26, the upper portion 27 of which serves to hold the powder puff in position.

A door, or cover, 28 is hingedly attached to the receptacle at 29 and is retained in closed position by the catch 30.

Hingedly attached to the back 20 at 31 is a lid, or cover, for the receptacle having the bottom 32, which midway of the lid is directed downwardly 33 then transversely 34 and then upwardly 35 to form a container flor lip pomades, or a similar product, 36 carried by the tray 37, the latter having an extension 38 to facilitate the removal of the tray. The bottom 32 has the opening 39. Abutting upon the upper face of the cover bottom 32 is a closure member 40, movable within the guides 41, 41, and capable of being moved across the opening 39 and closing it.

Hingedly attached to the receptacle cover at 42, are two lids 43 and 44, each covering a portion of the receptacle cover, the spring 45 tending to keep these two lids in closed position.

The operation of the device is as follows Figure 1 represents the device with all containers closed. It it is desired to employ the powder 46 within the powder receptacle, the door 28 is opened as shown in Figure 2 and the powder p-uif 24 is removed. The cover lid 43 is raised, the slide 40 moved to 'expose the opening 39 and suliicient powder 46 poured upon the pulf 24, the slide moved to closed position.

If the device is in the closed position shown in Figure 1, and it is desired to use the lip rouge 36, the cover lid 44 is opened thus exposing the rouge.

It is to. be noted thatthe mirror 25 can be used by opening the door 28 and removing the puff 24.

The modified form of my device shown in Figures 10 and l1 is similar in its main construction to that already described but is modified to carry a lip stick, instead of lip pomade.

In this' form, the bottom 47 of the receptacle cover does not extend entirely across the powder container, but is interrupted and terminates in an inverted channel portion lll 48. Within the powder receptacle is a lip stick carrying member having the transverse wall 49 and the bottom 50, capable ot receiving the lip stick 5l. rlhe inverted channel portion 48 of the bottom 4:7 rests upon the transverse wall 49, thus forming a powder proof jointure.

AThe operation of this device is similar to that of the device previously described.

ln the modified form of my device illustrated in Figures 12 to 16 inclusive, the door 52 covering the pud receptacle is hinged 53 at the top portion of the puff receptacle, the inner face of the door being highly polished toact as a mirror. ln this modification the powder receptacle is divided into two chambers 54 and 55 by the partition 56, and the bottom member 57 of the receptacle cove-r is iiat and has two openings 58 and 59 into the two chambers 54 and 55. In this construction, the contents of either chamber 54 or 55 may be employed by opening the corresponding cover lids 60 and 61.

It will thus be seen that in my device the powder receptacle may be exposed and access had to the powder without exposing the other toilet articles, and the latter are accessible without openingr the powder receptacle. It also carries the necessary powder puffs and a mirror.

My device, therefore, is an eiiicient attractive, and compact container for the purposes indicated.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, arrangement or material ot parts as shown and described as these are given simply as a means for clearly eX- plaining the device of my invention.

l- In a device of the characterv'described, in combination, a receptacle, a cover for the receptacle having an opening therein, a plurality of hinged lids closable over said cover, an exterior recess in one side of the receptacle capable of holding a powder-pu and a hinged door carried by the receptacle capable ot closure over said recess.

2. ln a device of the character described, in combination, a receptacle, a cover for the receptacle havin an opening therein, means for closing .said opening, a plurality of hinged lids closable over said cover, an enterior recess in one side of the receptacle capable of holding a powder-puit and a hinged door carried by the receptacle capable of closure over said recess.

3. In a device ot the character described, in combination, ay receptacle, a cover tor the receptacle having an opening therein, slidable means for closing said opening, a plurality of hinged lids closable over said cover, an` exterior recess in one side of the receptacle capable of holding a powder-pu and a mirrored hinged door carried by the receptacle capable of closure over said recess.

4. ln a device of the character described, in combination, a receptacle, a cover for the receptacle having an opening therein, a receptacle within said`cover, a plurality of hinged lids closable over said cover, an exterior recess in one side of the receptacle capable or holding a powder-putt and a hinged door carried by the receptacle capable of closure over said recess.

5. ln a device of the character described, in combination, a receptacle, a cover for the receptacle having an opening therein, a receptacle within said cover, a plurality of hinged lids closable over said cover, an eX- terior recess in one side of the receptacle capable. of holding a powder-puit' and a means for closing said opening, a hinged door carried by the receptacle capable of closure over said recess.

Signed at New Rochelle, in the county of Westchester and State of VNew York, this 25 day of April, 1927.

FREDERICK A. SCHWANNECKE.

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